World Economic Forum, Davos and Trump
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President Donald Trump says the U.S. has “super high economic growth” and “essentially no inflation.” It's not that simple.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said a temporary interest rate cap could limit credit access for millions of Americans.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick predicts that first-quarter economic growth will heat up to 5%. But sustaining that pace won't be easy, economists say.
Importantly, rather than driving prices down, Trump's policies are keeping them higher than they would otherwise be, some economists say. The inflation rate was dropping when Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2025. It continued its downward trajectory to 2.3% in April 2025, but has since climbed back up.
President Trump’s policies have so far done little to change the overall state of the American economy, but economists warn they will ultimately weaken the United States.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon limited his criticism of President Donald Trump in a question-and-answer session at Davos on Wednesday – with one notable exception.
"A decisive rethinking of American foreign economic policy that fuses the imperatives of national security with economic priorities runs through the Trump and Biden years," writes Inu Manak
The president has frequently been photographed with a recurring bruise on his right hand, with those close to him citing frequent handshaking and aspirin use as the cause